Before and After
On the cusp of a new year thoughts inevitably turn, Janus like, both to things past and things yet to come.
The year past has been eventful with a number of major anniversaries to recall, some with pleasure, some less so. Undoubtedly the major anniversary in the life of the Church, and one marked with considerable sensitivity by the state, was the end of World War 1. Major acts of remembrance in Europe and in the large cites and cathedrals of Ireland were complemented by small, local ceremonies where, with almost unbearable poignancy, the names of the…
